Luyten 726-8

Luyten 726-8 (aka Gliese 65) is a binary star system consisting of two M dwarfs about 9 light-years away, discovered by Willem Jacob Luyten in 1948. It is the eighth-closest star system to Earth. Characteristics:

• Cetus - constellation.
• 01h39m01.54s - right ascension.
• -17deg57m01.8s - declination.
• +12.7 - apparent magnitude (V).
• 8.77 ly - distance.

Luyten 726-8 A:

• M5.5V - spectral type.
• 0.122 - mass(solar).
• 0.00147 - luminosity(solar).
• 0.165 - radius(solar).
• +1.87 - B-V color index.

Luyten 726-8 B:

• M6V - spectral type.
• 0.116 - mass(solar).
• 0.00125 - luminosity(solar).
• 0.159 - radius(solar).